Example sentences of "[be] up [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will be up to the engineers to spread what resources there are as far as possible . |
| 2 | It would be up to the scientists to decide which is the viable option and which belongs to the realm of science fiction . |
| 3 | It will now be up to the Archbishop of Canterbury to decide if the church should take disciplinary action . |
| 4 | Whether or not this second series will be something the crew can be proud of , will be up to the viewers to decide . |
| 5 | Judging from the photograph , Joseph Noel Paton 's Crimean War weepie ‘ Home ’ is one of the very few narrative pictures which might be up to the standard of this ideal exhibition . |
| 6 | Because then you you would n't certainly up , be up to the standard would you ? |
| 7 | Mr Small said : ‘ Our normal opening hours will be 9am-5.30pm but it will be up to the tenants ’ association if they want late night shopping . |
| 8 | However , the Government has proposed changing this so that the final decision would be up to the DoE . |
| 9 | He said what he thought teams could end up playing on the pitches without paying for them , and it would be up to the council whether it called police to remove the players . |
| 10 | It would be up to the courts to decide on the matter , ’ says her local trading standards officer , Mr Slater . |
| 11 | The Institute has been given legal advice to the effect that there is a possibility that the defence of qualified or absolute privilege might be available , but it would be up to the courts to decide and the only way of finding out would be a test case . |
| 12 | Billing machines and the tabular ledger are used in the preparation of accounts and the work must always be up to the minute , as it should be possible to produce a guest 's bill immediately on request . |
| 13 | Well , we 're getting them to go for a hundred , which sounds a lot , but the ground 's quite variable so , you know , some of it is really good planting land and some of it is n't , so , you know , it 'll be up to the teams to go for as many as they can . |
| 14 | Two , the could proceed without the landlord 's licence , it would then be up to the landlord to apply to the court to have the lease forfeited when you could arrange the defence that you were a reasonable tenant and as such the assignment should have been allowed to permit this course of action but of course you are using bank money as well as your own and the bank would be unhappy to lend money in a situation where there was a possibility , albeit a slight , that the lease would be forfeited . |
| 15 | Where sexual intercourse takes place before the barrel of a gun , it seems quite appropriate that it should be up to the defence to discharge an evidential burden with respect to consent . |
| 16 | It is similarly arguable that it should be up to the defence to provide a proper foundation of evidence for an assertion that a woman who has been robbed by a man nonetheless subsequently consented to sexual intercourse with him . |
| 17 | Not until a new switching centre in Birmingham comes on stream will the 1000-km network be up to the mark . |
| 18 | ‘ We have suffered some serious setbacks through injuries , but when you tour you do so with a full squad and they must all be up to the mark . ’ |
| 19 | Sir Nicholas told MPs it will be up to the judge whether he sits in public . |
| 20 | Oh they will yes , indeed er , it will be up to the government . |
| 21 | That way , I think that some land might become available , but it would have to be up to the planners to be more flexible . |
| 22 | He would not dare ask for money ; instead it would be up to the gentleman to raise the matter and to give payment when he deemed suitable . |
| 23 | It would then be up to the US and Canada to decide whether they want to face towards the Atlantic or Pacific — or be caught between two great trading oceans . |
| 24 | It will be up to the Secretary of State to decide on the exact order of priority and we shall publish guidelines to help the new commission . |
| 25 | Well that would be up to the colleges , if they 're commercially astute they 'll say right yeah twenty-five quid for that , in fact it would be a lot less because it 's only for three months |
| 26 | Mr Saville added : ‘ If they slap a CPO on the site , then it will be up to the councils to get on with the job of reclamation . |
| 27 | It will be up to the exporter to make sure that lambs have the correct certification and presumably they will make this a condition of purchase , ’ a ministry specialist said . |
| 28 | Your filter is fairly powerful and should be up to the job , but I must admit that I personally prefer undergravel filtration for almost all purposes . |
| 29 | It would be up to the psychologist to decide whether or not there was any mental impairment to their full understanding . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ We will bring the filmmakers and the properties together free but it will be up to the owner to negotiate a facility fee depending on the scale of the project . |